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passage of an ordinance authorizing the City Cemetery to be declared 

 a public park, and the purchase of the following additions, so as to 

 increase the City Cemetery to 35fVo ^^cres, Lafayette Park to 47yVu 

 acres, St. Louis Place to 35yVo acres, and Hyde Park to 20^/5 

 acres ; also, the purchase of fifty acres outside of the city limits. 

 This, I believe, was not done. The following are the names, 

 locality, and area of the parks : — 



Carondelet Park 



Laclede Park 



Gravois Park 



Lafayette Park 



Washington Square 



Missouri Park 



Carr Square 



Jackson Place 



Clinton Place 



Marion Place 



St. Louis Place 



Hyde Park 



Exchange Square.. . 

 Tower Grove Park . 

 Benton Park 



LOCALITY. 



N. Dacotah street, E. Michigan avenue. 

 N. Gasconade street, E. Iowa avenue. 

 Potomac street and Kansas avenue. . . 

 Park avenue and Mississippi avenue. . 



Market and 12th streets 



St. Charles and 13th streets 



Carr and E. i6th streets 



Jackson alley and nth street 



Clinton alley and nth street 



Marion alley and nth street. .'. 



Herbert and 17th streets 



Bremen avenue and 12th street 



Warren street and Wharf 



Magnolia and Grand avenue 



Arsenal st. & McHose & English Cave. 



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Mr. Henry Shaw several years ago offered to donate to the city of 

 St. Louis 200 acres, on condition that a certain strip surrounding the 

 tract be resei-ved by him and sold for residences, the proceeds to 

 constitute a part of the endowment of his "Botanical Garden." 

 On March 9, 1867, an act was passed by the Legislature of 

 Missouri creating, and providing for the government of Tower- 

 Grove Park ; and on July 3, 1868, the City Council passed an 

 ordinance to raise the requisite funds, for carrying out the provisions 

 of the act. Owing to the fact that provision is made in the act creat- 

 ing the park for its improvement, Mr. Shaw donated 76 acres more 

 than he originally intended. He is constituted a Commissioner 

 during his life, and he also appoints the remaining four Commissioners. 

 The grounds are partially improved, and with the arboretum, botanical 

 garden, &c., constitute one of the most liberal gifts ever made by a 



